Q: Has the emergence of Jayson Tatum been the biggest difference for Duke?
A: It’s been huge. Mike Krzyzewski is a master of creating a system for his talent to thrive, as opposed to plugging players into something. It’s the perfect system for someone like Tatum because he’s so versatile that you want him to be in attack mode all the time. You don’t want him thinking. He’s too young to think.

Q: Is Grayson Allen as bad as some make him out to be?
A: He’s shown a ton of character, though obviously he brought a lot of this on himself. He’s come through well, and I think they feed off his energy and resilience. As a team, having gone through the adversity that they have gone through brought them closer together.

Q: Is Lonzo Ball being hurt by his dad’s constant comments?
A: I don’t necessarily find anything wrong with what his dad is doing. I believe in karma, and ultimately Lonzo Ball’s marketability isn’t going to be based on anything that his dad says. It’s going to be based on whether or not he is that good. I personally think he’s doing his son a disservice because it’s unnecessary. The kid’s game speaks loudly enough. You’re just poking the basketball gods a little bit.

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Q: How dangerous is Michigan as a 7-seed coming off Big Ten tournament title?
A: The thing about Michigan is they’ve been playing well for a while now. They just didn’t turn it on in the Big Ten tournament. I called their game at Illinois and they were embarrassed and Illinois is not a good team. But John Beilein is just that good. The two things that happened with Michigan: their defense tightened up and something clicked with their point guard Derek Walton. He realized what this team needs from him in terms of leadership, aggressiveness and shot selection.

Q: Do you give Iona any chance against Oregon?
A: It’s always possible, and Oregon did have a tough injury to Chris Boucher. Oregon can overwhelm you with their size and defense. They have a player in Dillon Brooks, who can put a team on (his) back and carry them all the way through. Iona was not the best team in the MAAC this season, and when I look for teams capable of pulling the upsets I look at teams who have been good all year, as opposed to a team who got hot in a conference tournament.